CLARIFICATION – INTERVIEW: Engineering advisory determines water-based CCS startup to be competitive with traditional amine-based methods
A US carbon capture and storage (CCS) startup announced on Thursday positive analysis from a large, independent engineering consultancy about the price competitiveness of its water-based technology, the founder told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: Brussels “seriously considering” free EU ETS permits for shipping firms using clean fuels
The European Commission is âseriously consideringâ granting free CO2 permits to shipping companies that use clean fuels as part of the upcoming reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) due to be presented in July.
Read MoreFEATURE: Carbon buyers are eyeing new superpollutant credits for a quicker fix
As promises to tackle emissions in the short term butt heads with the realities of rising energy demand and pricey, early-stage carbon removal technologies, companies are increasingly looking for faster, easier wins â and driving a new market for superpollutant credits.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Indonesia needs âperiod of calmâ, REDD+ project developer says
The CEO of a legacy REDD+ project in Indonesia has said overseas buyers and investors are looking for stability in the countryâs carbon regulatory landscape to instil confidence that credits will resume and remain flowing.
Read MoreBRIEFING: East Asia deepens ETS reforms, but policy signals diverge
Governments across East Asia are ramping up reforms to their emissions trading schemes, though the strength of their policy signals varies widely.
Read MoreSB64: FEATURE â SIDS say mitigation finance, Article 6 must move from ambition to implementation at Bonn
Small island developing states (SIDS) want the Bonn climate talks to move mitigation finance and Article 6 support beyond discussions and towards practical access to concessional capital, project preparation support, and implementation pathways needed to meet finance-dependent climate targets, experts told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreSB64: INTERVIEW â Brazil’s new climate and trade forum sees encouraging signs in first meeting, diplomat says
The first meeting of a new Brazil-spearheaded âfloatingâ forum on climate-related trade issues saw surprisingly positive engagement amid the backdrop of wider tensions around unilateral trade measures, a diplomat from the country told Carbon Pulse on the sidelines of annual mid-year UN climate talks.
Read MoreSB64: BRIEFING â PACM influence on carbon markets extends far beyond Article 6.4, experts say
The Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), a UN-regulated carbon market grounded in Article 6.4 rules, is guiding national frameworks, voluntary market (VCM) standards, and even other UN schemes, experts and country delegates said on the sidelines of climate talks in Bonn.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Paris 1.5C goal could give climate litigants new tool against weak domestic policies, scholar says
A new legal interpretation of the Paris Agreementâs 1.5C temperature goal could give climate litigants a fresh basis to challenge weak domestic climate policies and high-emitting projects, by treating states as having a due diligence obligation not to defeat the treatyâs object and purpose, a legal scholar told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Brazil project developer aims to set benchmark for REDD+
A project developer operating in Brazil hopes that a new rating will help its Amazon project set a benchmark to restore the credibility of REDD+, a representative told Carbon Pulse.
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